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'''The Downs Festival''' is a (usually) two day arts festival which takes place annually on the [[The Downs, Bristol|Downs]] in [[Bristol]], England.  The first event was held on September 4, 2016 with the headliner being the Bristol-based [[Trip hop|trip-hop]] band [[Massive Attack]].

Over the years, it has hosted the likes of [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], [[Groove Armada]], [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]] and [[Idles|IDLES]].

== History ==

=== 2016 ===
2016 was the inception of what is now known as The Downs Festival. This event had the [[Trip hop|trip-hop]] band [[Massive Attack]] headlining, with other acts including [[Primal Scream]], [[Skepta]] and [[Savages (band)|Savages]]. This year was also plagued by inclement weather, with there being a torrential downpour for most of the day - this has been described as "the foulest weather I have ever encountered outside of a sci-fi film" by a reviewer.<ref>((Cite web|last=Cymru|first=The Sprout / ProMo|date=2016-09-28|title=Review: Massive Attack – The Downs 2016|url=https://thesprout.co.uk/blog/review-massive-attack-the-downs-2016/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=TheSprout|language=en))</ref>

=== 2017 ===
The headliner for 2017 was the British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]. Other acts for this year included [[De La Soul]], [[Mike Skinner (musician)|Mike Skinner]], and [[Seasick Steve]]. This time round, the weather proved to be much more promising, with "a colourful helter skelter" and "acres of food vans".<ref>((Cite web|date=2017-09-12|title=Review // The Downs Festival: Bristol has never sounded better|url=https://www.nitelifeonline.com/words/review-downs-festival-2017/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=NITELIFE|language=en-GB))</ref>

=== 2018 ===
This year held [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]] (and [[Paul Weller]]), [[The Heavy (band)|The Heavy]], [[Goldie]], and [[Basement Jaxx]].  This year, there were problems with queuing for toilets and adequate bins, as one attendee would describe it as "this event took the form of lining up for the bogs (that and bin-dodging, as the carpet of crushed, crunching cans underfoot)"<ref>((Cite web|last=Kean|first=Jon|date=September 9, 2018|title=THE DOWNS FESTIVAL ((!)) LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOSET|url=https://www.bristolinstereo.com/the-downs-festival-live-review-photoset/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 February 2021|website=))</ref>

=== 2019 ===
[[File:Fontaines D.C at The Downs, Bristol.jpg|thumb|Fontaines D.C performing on the main stage at The Downs.]]
The most recent occurrence of the festival was during the final weekend of August 2019. This year saw the [[Bristol]]-based [[punk rock]] band [[Idles|IDLES]] and Irish [[post-punk]] band [[Fontaines D.C.]], with [[Lauryn Hill]] and [[Grace Jones]] headlining the Saturday night. Other acts included Heavy Lungs on the Information Stage joined by DITZ, Talk Show and Milo's Planes.

== References ==
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[[Category:Music festivals in Bristol]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in 2016]]
[[Category:The Downs, Bristol]]

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